John Clarke (April 14, 1931 – October 16, 2019) was an American television actor. Clarke is recognized for originating and portraying
Mickey Horton on the
NBC soap opera
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''
Days of Our Lives'' for
39 years, beginning with the debut of the program in 1965, until his retirement in 2004.
In 1959, Clarke acted with
Ida Lupino in an episode of
CBS's ''
The Twilight Zone'' titled ''
The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine''. In the 1961-1962 television season, he was cast in 27 episodes as Patrolman Joe Huddleston in
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters.
He made his a ...
's
ABC crime drama
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series, ''
The New Breed''.
His daughter is actress
Melinda Clarke, who started out on ''Days of our Lives'' and later played Julie Cooper on the television series, ''
The O.C.''
Clarke died on October 16, 2019, from complications of pneumonia at the age of 88.
Awards
He was nominated for the 1979 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for ''Days of Our Lives''. In 2005 he was awarded the
Daytime Emmys Lifetime Achievement Award
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Selected filmography
Film
* '' Operation Bottleneck'' (1961) - Sgt. Marty Regan
* '' You Have to Run Fast'' (1961) - Chuck
* '' Gun Street'' (1961) - Deputy Sheriff Sam Freed
* '' Judgment at Nuremberg'' (1961) - Prison Guard (uncredited)
* '' It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963) - Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
* '' The Thin Red Line'' (1964) - (uncredited)
* '' Finger on the Trigger'' (1965) - Numitah
* '' The Satan Bug'' (1965) - Lt. Raskin
* ''Critics and Other Freaks'' (1997) - Curmundgeon
Television
* ''Gunsmoke
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'' (1959, 1962 & 1963) - Tom Rutger, Mackie & Young Man
* '' Destination Space'' (1959, TV Movie) - Space Ship Crew
* '' The Twilight Zone'' (1959, 1 episode) - Young Jerry Hearndan
* '' Hawaiian Eye'' (1960, 1 episode) - Jablonsky
* '' The New Breed'' (1961–1962, 27 episodes) - Officer Joe Huddleston
* '' Petticoat Junction'' (1963, 1 episode, Cave Woman) - Brooks T Webster
* ''Death Valley Days
''Death Valley Days'' is an American Western (genre), Western anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was ...
'' (1960–1968, 7 episodes) - Reverend Peter Green / Fred Gilmer / Maurice Dory / Bill Crawford / Virgil Earp / Harlow / Mark Kellogg / Will Skidmore
* '' Days of Our Lives'' (1965–2004) - Mickey Horton (final appearance)
References
External links
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1931 births
2019 deaths
American male soap opera actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Indiana
Actors from South Bend, Indiana
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